It’s a popular visitor spot whenever the snow falls but Saltwell Park closed its doors to the public on Wednesday afternoon.

Hours earlier people had posted beautiful white scene shots of the famous Gateshead park, as well as a video of a guy travelling through on skis, but there will be no more snow angels at Saltwell for the rest of the day at least as Gateshead Council took to social media to confirm its closure and the reason for it.

They posted “Unfortunately we have had to close Saltwell Park. Based on the weather forecast our parks staff are needed elsewhere to ensure our priority roads remain gritted. “We’re very sorry. We know that today is the perfect time to visit the park however we need to ensure the safety of all visitors particularly unsupervised children as the lake is frozen and there are several hidden areas.